TO P. B. AXELROD

Published:First published in 1925 inLenin Miscellany III.

      Sent from Munich to Zurich.

      Printed from the original.Source:Lenin
	  Collected Works,

      Progress Publishers,1971,

      Moscow,Volume 36,

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February 27, 1901

Ihave received both your letters, and have passed on
the letter from Italy to V. I. I don’t yet know the contents
of that letter, because I transmitted it through
Blumenfeld. He and I are setting out tomorrow: he is going on
through Vienna, I am going via Vienna to Prague on my
own
business.[2]Please excuse me for writing briefly, because
of appointments and packing.

Aletter has come from Dietz to the effect that he isnot
printingthe statement (about an alliance with the
liberals), that this is dangerous (“amalgamation”, groups, etc.)
and that, altogether, would it not be better for us to have
a secret printing press?! We are very much astounded by this
piece of news from the erratic idiot Dietz. We have decided
(provisorisch[1])for the time beingto leaveZaryahere (for
the time being!) and print the rest in Geneva.

Ithinkthat diplomatic relations with the Parisians have
been resumed.

Molotovhasalreadywritten his article on finance (for
No. 3 ofIskra).[3]He has promised a review of foreign affairs.

Thereis still not quite enough material for No. 3 ofIskra.

Judas(the calf) has not yet left. He is clearing out at
last in a few days, I think—thank God. “All is well” with
him.

Fromhome there is letter after letter about the student
disorders. My brother writes that he will soon be coming.

No.2[4]has not yet reached Russia.

Allthe best. I will make certain to write a more sensible
letter when I return (I shall be away for 4 or 7 days) and
take up my usual routine.

Yours,Petrov

[1]Provisionally.—Ed.

[2]Leninwent to Prague and Vienna to obtain a consular passport
for N. K. Krupskaya for a trip to Germany.

[3]Thearticle “Autocracy and Finance” was published inIskraNo. 4.

[4]IskraNo. 2.